Yaw Amo Sarpong
Coordinator, KNUST Short Courses/Special Programmes, Environmental
Scientist/Biometrician/M&E Expert/Development Practitioner, Bureau of Integrated Rural Development
(BIRD) / Institute of Distance Learning (IDL), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
(KNUST)
Dr. Yaw Amo Sarpong has the technical expertise in Environmental Science (Environmental Management and Policy). He has special interest in Municipal Plastic Waste Management, Urban and Rural Development, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning for Impact, Strategic and Business Plan Development, Institutional Reforms, Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship Development, Proposal Evaluation, Professional Development Programs, Group Formation and Partnerships, Socio-economic Baseline Studies leading to the development of social, economic and policy interventions and Survey Coordination.
Yaw is a multidisciplinary person with both local and international consultancy experience, community engagement and business plan development for big corporations, start-ups and small businesses through developmental research.
Education:
| Institution from – to | Degrees and Diplomas obtained |
| Department of Planning, KNUST, Ghana, 2016-2021, | PhD in Development Studies (Environmental Policy) |
| Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands, 2009-2010 | Post Graduate Diploma in Research Methodology (Qualitative and Quantitative Survey) |
| Centre for Development Innovation (CDI), University of Wageningen, Wageningen, the Netherlands, 2010 | Post Graduate Diploma in Political and Environmental Theories |
| Centre for Development Innovation (CDI), University of Wageningen, Wageningen, the Netherlands, 2009 | Post Graduate Diploma in Participatory Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation – Managing and Learning for Sustainable Development Impact |
| Wageningen International, University of Wageningen, Wageningen, the Netherlands, 2006 | Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management |
| Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana, 2007 | MSc. Environmental Science |
| University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), 2005 | Graduate Diploma in Project Appraisal |
| Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 2003 | BSc. (Hons.) Chemistry |
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